The middle east is the birthplace of two major world religions, Islam and Judaism. The middle east is also a very important area throughout the Bible, the book of Christianity.
In a sense yes because it was very affective and powerful, but overall no, it was not very morally acceptable
The spread of communism all over Europe served as a distractor to nearby countries.They increased the size of their militaries.The secret treaties with smaller countries.The help of other countries to fight Great Britain and America They increased the size of their militaries.
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To reduce the influence of Spanish/Portuguese colonizers in the region so the USA could be considered the only major power in that area.